xsedrinam said:
Nah, we were in section 165 down the 3rd base line, but then again, we paid over $100 for 4 tickets. We had an excellent view, I've yet to be in the nosebleed section at the new stadium
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Nah, we were in section 165 down the 3rd base line, but then again, we paid over $100 for 4 tickets. We had an excellent view, I've yet to be in the nosebleed section at the new stadium
Warbrain said:
I think we can win the next 2 games and win at home. Home field advantage is a true advantage for us in the world series, because Detroit doesn't get the DH. So they've got pitchers who haven't swung a bat all season, maybe even longer, batting, yet our pitchers have shown that they're good for something when batting. Look at Suppan's home run in the NLCS. With the Cards, a pitcher batting isn't just a wasted out like it is with some teams. Combined with that, and just the fact they're at home with the crowd keeping them energized, winning this in 5 is not out of the question at all. Plus, the Cards know that the fans want this won at home, and will probably put even more effort in to make that happen
xsedrinam said:
Ha. Thanks for letting me know -- I missed the first inning.
As for the booth blabbermouths, I wonder -- if no baseball fan I've ever met likes this approach to announcing (and I've never found one who does), then why the hell does it persist? And not just at FOX -- ESPN is even worse IMO! They do test market this stuff, don't they? So with whom does having three boring guys yacking to each other and generally ignoring the game, test well?
Or maybe, just maybe, this is why rating have been steadily declining for the World Series for the last 25 years. Hard as it may be to believe, perhaps they really don't know why they are being switched off.
Our "reserve level" season tickets at Dodger Stadium are still only $16.00. They are very good seats in the second level right behind home plate. They went up $2.00 last season. The year before, I sold one spare ticket to a sold-out game a scalper for $10.00. When a young guy sat down in the seat I asked how much he'd paid. He said $40.00. He was from Boston, in LA on business. He figured he was getting a bargain. I guess $40.00 doesn't even get you through the gates at Fenway.
Still, it's painful to shell out for those $3.50 Dodger Dogs and $7.50 cups of beer.
Still, it's painful to shell out for those $3.50 Dodger Dogs and $7.50 cups of beer.
Suppan vs. Bonderman on for tonight.
Bonderman (14-8; ERA - 4.08) last pitched on 14 Oct and went 6.2 with 3 ER. Will 11 days off be a positive or negative?
Suppan (12-7; ERA 4.12) last pitched on 19 Oct. and went 7 with 1 ER. There's one little but significant stat that caught my eye. Suppan's 6/7 losses were night games with an ERA of 4.62. Bonderman's 6/8 losses were day games and he gives up the long ball. Should we expect some hitting away from both clubs, tonight?
Bonderman (14-8; ERA - 4.08) last pitched on 14 Oct and went 6.2 with 3 ER. Will 11 days off be a positive or negative?
Suppan (12-7; ERA 4.12) last pitched on 19 Oct. and went 7 with 1 ER. There's one little but significant stat that caught my eye. Suppan's 6/7 losses were night games with an ERA of 4.62. Bonderman's 6/8 losses were day games and he gives up the long ball. Should we expect some hitting away from both clubs, tonight?
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You can't be serious. Not that I'm a fan (I just lived there), but go to an O's game. You can get in any day for $9/pp, 8 on Tuesday, or free on Wednesday (bring the reciept from a Wendy's Combo meal). Buy your peanuts, sodas and hot dogs outside the stadium. You're talking 36+2+5+10=$53. Parking, if you drive, will cost I think 10 (I lived in the shadow of Camden Yards).xsedrinam said:
So, $63 for a family of four to park and to have a ticket, two hot dogs, a soda per person and share a couple bags of peanuts isn't too bad. Better than going to the movies...
I am serious. And I've been a fan for years. 2006 Season tickets for STL start @ $13 for Standing Room Only or the nosebleed section, and I wouldn't make that a family outing. Bleachers, which is a wait in line for first comers, is from $16-21 and it goes all the way up to $240 for Club Seats. I don't know where you buy your peanuts and cokes, hot dogs and all the trimmings , but for a family of four to have two hot dogs each, a bag of peanuts and a coke, I'd challenge the $7 figure let alone the hassle of smuggling all that in to the park. All that plus parking at St. Louis and it's easily over $100.nbs2 said:
Plane fares to see the O's is hardly an option for the ballpark savings.
Plus that teams just not that good, that might be a reason why everything is so cheap. They are not spending any money on players so no need to over charge.xsedrinam said:Plane fares to see the O's is hardly an option for the ballpark savings.
I rooting for the Cardinals.
I just can't believe the 8th and 7th seed teams are battling for the championship.
I thought the Twins and the Dodgers were going to be in the WS...
I just can't believe the 8th and 7th seed teams are battling for the championship.
I thought the Twins and the Dodgers were going to be in the WS...
thedude110 said:Get 'em in, let 'em buy some concessions, then call the game.
Now that's baseball.
Cynic.
But I did laugh, so what does that make me?
The Cardinals and the Tigers were the worst teams at the end of the season going into the playoffs. They both were really bad in the month of September.
Cardinals beat the Astros by a couple of games and the Tigers fell out of first place right at the end and had to battle the White Sox for the Wild Card.
Not too many people chose the Cardinals and Tigers in the Series...
Cardinals beat the Astros by a couple of games and the Tigers fell out of first place right at the end and had to battle the White Sox for the Wild Card.
Not too many people chose the Cardinals and Tigers in the Series...
Still...
Did you think the Tigers would beat the Yankees and Twins...
I know the A's did the Tigers a favor in catching the Twins off guard.
Off the subject:
Does anybody think that Kenny is using something extra on the ball?
Did you think the Tigers would beat the Yankees and Twins...
I know the A's did the Tigers a favor in catching the Twins off guard.
Off the subject:
Does anybody think that Kenny is using something extra on the ball?
vi2867 said:
I don't know he is, but it seems likely. Him and dozens of other major-league pitchers.
vi2867 said:
We should try to remember that the next time some pundit proclaims how important it is to be on a hot streak going into the playoffs. It's important unless it isn't.